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  • Maintain a Healthy Relationship Throughout Your Remodel with These Tips

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    Remodeling is a stressful process. The disruption of your regular habits, and the pressure to stay on-time and under budget can easily strain your relationships. However, there are things you can do to help make sure that your relationships remain healthy during your home’s remodeling project.


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    • Work collaboratively. Differing design styles can be happily merged into a remodeled space. Work together to weave together both of your personal design styles and remodeling ideas.
    • Stay current on the progress. It’s important for both of you to know how the project is progressing. Keep a master schedule of completion goals, and update each other if the project falls behind.
    • Keep the lines of communication open. Don’t wait to let your partner know you’re unhappy with something. Approach any concerns you have immediately in a constructive way that allows the two of you to work together to solve it. Avoid accusatory language and placing blame. The bottom line is that everyone must periodically compromise.
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    If you are in search of additional home remodeling tips, contact the professionals at Country Club Homes. Contact us by telephone at 203-762-0550 or visit our website, www.countryclubhomesinc.com.

  • Higher Light: Interior Transom Windows

    Transom windows are a lovely historical detail with an interesting history of practical purpose. Before the advent of air conditioning, transom windows were an innovative design feature that allowed for cross ventilation between rooms. Typically, transom windows could be opened and closed using a long metal rod. There were also styles that opened on a…

  • Chic Simplicity: A Black and White Bathroom

    The black and white bathroom is a design classic that always feels fresh. The simplicity of black and white allows for endless experimentation with color and texture to make your space feel distinct and memorable. The walls in a black and white bathroom are an interesting place to explore the use of patterned wallpaper, particularly…

  • Hot Ideas for the Hearth: Custom Fireplace Designs

    As autumn settles in, the age-old custom of gathering around a glowing fire becomes ever more appealing. The fireplace in your home can be a conversational centerpiece with the right application of design skill and imagination. Your fireplace should reflect the overall look and feel of your home, whether traditional, modern, or somewhere in between….

  • Empty-Nesters Purchase Cottage with Downsizing In Mind

    Interested in downsizing? A soon-to-be empty nester couple fell in love with this delightful cottage and purchased the home with downsizing in mind. As the renovation project started, it turned into a labor of love for the couple as they envisioned it as their beach-style retirement home. The small corner lot on Belle Island in the Rowayton section…